---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, prohibits the nonpayment of county jail fees as a basis for the revocation of a person's driver license. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 26, Part 1; Section 40-24-105 and Title 41, Chapter 11, Part 1."
description: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, prohibits the nonpayment of county jail fees as a basis for the revocation of a person's driver license. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 26, Part 1; Section 40-24-105 and Title 41, Chapter 11, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2187"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2187 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/adbd09b3-cb08-4148-9b6b-eeed68428720"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2187&GA=110"
source_hash: "b4cbfcec9063d0cc47a4bbe4feb28af88c46430d32345a39ce53855eb815db9d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 2187 (110) — Criminal Procedure - As enacted, prohibits the nonpayment of county jail fees as a basis for the revocation of a person's driver license. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 26, Part 1; Section 40-24-105 and Title 41, Chapter 11, Part 1.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2187.pdf)

## Votes

- CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/13/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/21/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/5/2018 3/1/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018
- **2018-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-05** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-08** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 579
- **2018-03-26** Pub. Ch. 579
- **2018-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/16/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/adbd09b3-cb08-4148-9b6b-eeed68428720`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).